Mainstream media is at it again. A recent article in the Los Angeles Times points out that beer is more popular than wine as Americans’ booze of choice. It appears a Gallup poll found 39% of American drinkers prefer beer while 35% favor wine. This doesn’t seem much like news as that’s been the case…
Craft beer has finally hit the big time. The great keepers of the English language, Merriam-Webster, have added “craft beer” to the 2012 version of their Collegiate Dictionary. Man cave, gastropub, and f-bomb were also added. So now, thanks to Merriam-Webster, we know that craft beer is: noun: a specialty beer produced in limited quantities:…
I noticed the local weekly had a brief story this week about Montana taking over the No. 2 spot in “breweries per capita” based on information from 2011 released by the Brewers Association.* It’s a statistic we see thrown around on a fairly frequent basis. Montana keeps trading places with Oregon. Occasionally Maine sneaks in…
Today is the first Friday in August and that means it’s time to take part in The Session. As we first noted back in May 2011, The Session is a collective effort of beer bloggers around the world to write on a common topic once each month. I’d planned to take part as often as…
Back at the beginning of June, Stan Hieronymus and Alan McLeod, two of the beer world’s most followed and respected beer writers/bloggers, brought up the subject of the (then) forthcoming 2012 Beer Bloggers Conference in Indianapolis, IN. Alan asked who planned to go and, in a round about way, why one might be drawn to…
Yesterday I was told I’m biased because I received a free gift as part of a presentation on beer glassware at the 2012 Beer Bloggers Conference in Indianapolis, IN. I wasn’t asked if the sponsor’s generosity played a role in my opinions. I was simply told that the gift had such an effect. Mind you,…
The Missoula Marathon Weekend is upon us. Between the 5k, Kid’s Marathon, Full and Half Marathon races, as many as 5,000 runners are expected to take part. There’s not a single hotel room available in town. That doesn’t happen on any other weekend but U of M’s graduation. First up in the schedule of events…
Indianapolis in July. How many of you marked that destination for your summer vacation? Unless you’re familiar with Indianapolis (and I’m not), it may not seem like a sexy destination for beer. Okay, who am I kidding. It still isn’t a sexy destination for beer like, say, San Diego or Portland. But the more I…
Did that headline make you do a double take? Did it pique your interest? Why? Because you’ve never seen that word used here before? Because it’s edgy? Designed to grab your attention? Pushes the envelope? Intentionally provocative? In one form or another, those questions are at the core of a fight between Flying Dog Brewery…
I’m done. No more beer. Are those the last words you thought I’d utter? Surprised? Concerned? Don’t be. It’s only temporary. The Missoula Marathon is six days away. It’s an exceptionally well run event with a scenic course, great crowd support and a whole weekend of fun. That well deserved praise is my feeble attempt…